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Introduction to Networking Basics with CCNA 

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Introduction to Networking Basics with CCNA
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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

7,139

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Introduction to Networking Basics with CCNA
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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate upon completion
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Introduction to Networking Basics with CCNA
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Course details

Skills you will learn
More about this course
  • On this three-week course, you’ll examine foundational concepts of computer networks, learning key terminology and processes
  • Equipped with this knowledge, you’ll be able to begin your journey to passing the CCNA exam
  • By understanding these communications protocols and frameworks, you’ll be able to explain how different hosts communicate with each other
  • Learning how routers manage data traffic and connect devices to internet connections, you’ll then expand your knowledge of Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks within this context
  • You’ll also explore their relation to Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, taking a detailed look at the differences between private and public IP addresses
  • With this knowledge, you’ll be able to understand network scalability and compare processes involved in individual networks and those used on a global scale
  • Building on your knowledge from earlier in the course, you’ll explore network layers in more detail, including physical, data link, network, transport, and application layers, and understand their functions within a network
  • By the end of this course, you’ll be able to define key network characteristics and explain the role of computer networks and devices in sharing resources, transferring data, and connecting people
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Introduction to Networking Basics with CCNA
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Curriculum

Computer networks and the ethernet

Welcome and introduction

Computer networks

TCP/IP and OSI models

Bits and bytes

Ethernet

MAC addresses

Wrap up

Network characteristics, the network layer, and routers

Introduction to Week 2

Network characteristics part 1

Network characteristics part 2

Network switches, unicast, multicast, and broadcast

Transition modes and collisions

Network layer and IP addresses

Routers

Wrap up

IP addressing, networks, binary math, network masks, and subnetting

Introduction to Week 3

IP addressing

IP addressing continued and IP packets

Networks

Binary math

Network masks

Subnetting

Wrap up

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